mountebank
英 ['ma?nt?b??k]
- n. 江湖郎中，騙子
- vi. 行騙；走江湖賣假藥
GRE
中文詞源
mountebank 江湖騙子
來自意大利語monta in banco,江湖騙子，雜耍人，來自monta,騎，跨，詞源同mount,banco,凳子，詞源同 bench.用來諷刺在集市上擺個凳子賣狗皮膏藥的人。
英文詞源
- mountebank (n.)
- "a doctor that mounts a bench in the market, and boasts his infallible remedies and cures" [Johnson], 1570s, from Italian montambanco, contraction of monta in banco "quack, juggler," literally "mount on bench" (to be seen by crowd), from monta, imperative of montare "to mount" (see mount (v.)) + banco, variant of banca "bench" (see bank (n.2)). Figurative and extended senses from 1580s.
雙語例句
- 1. The nation was led astray by a mountebank.
- 這個國家被一個夸夸其談的騙子引入歧途。
來自辭典例句